Whatever the Outcome is both an end result and a process. It’s the art of creation as much as the finished product. Craig Minor is listed as the chief instigator of this movement on the Island.

It’s a celebration of all things Scottish at the Martha’s Vineyard Scottish Society’s annual Burns Nicht celebration, Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Harbor View Hotel.

On Sunday, Feb. 1, at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Martha’s Vineyard, Lucy Hackney will talk about her personal friendship with Rosa Parks.

The Tisbury planning board and the board of selectmen are hosting a public meeting to review the findings of the vision planning process, present action steps based on the findings and seek community input.

On Saturday, Jan. 24, the IMP improv group will perform a show at Alex’s Place at the YMCA at 7 p.m. Anyone getting bitten by the improv bug can then join the troupe for afterschool sessions on Saturdays.

The YMCA of Martha’s Vineyard becomes the place to be for the younger set this winter when its combines forces with the Yard for a dance program and then hosts a monthly gathering for teen girls.

The Permanent Endowment Fund for Martha’s Vineyard is accepting applications for its spring grant cycle. The fund welcomes applications from Island nonprofit organizations with 501c3 status.

A place for everything and everything in its place may be the perfect saying for January as Kim D’Arcy and Organize MV hosts a workshop entitled Paper Spaces and Places.

A week after police Chief Antone Bettencourt announced his retirement, the Edgartown selectmen have approved a plan to replace him. Labor attorney John M. (Jack) Collins will serve as interim chief while he helps the town identify a successor.

Morgan Alwardt and Joshua Alwardt of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Carly Theresa Alwardt, born on Jan. 20 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.